When Nick Foles walk off the field against the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round, it was looked at as the final time the back-up quarterback would suit up for the franchise.
Less than a month after that game and it seems things have progressed and changed drastically. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Saturday that the team is expected to pick up his $20 million option to keep him on the roster for the 2019 season, but it doesn’t end there…
Via PFT:
Foles can buyout that option by paying the Eagles $2 million, which is made easier by hitting several incentives in his contract this year as well as the Eagles giving him a $1 million bonus he just missed qualifying for in the regular season.
That would put Foles in line to become a free agent, but the Eagles could further complicate that by using the franchise tag on Foles. That would allow the Eagles to trade him as long as Foles signs the tag, which comes with a salary in the neighborhood of $25 million.
The plan is to still have Carson Wentz as the starting quarterback going forward as he comes off his second-consecutive season with an injury that shortened his regular season and caused him to miss the postseason again.
